[Python-Dev] refleak hunting fun!

Michael Hudson mwh at python.net
Fri Aug 15 12:52:58 EDT 2003


"Tim Peters" <tim.one at comcast.net> writes:

> [Michael Hudson]
>> Here's the output of a recent run:
>> ...
>> test_complex leaked 2 references
>
> For some reason that irritated me <wink>.  It's fixed now -- really was a
> leak!

Well, wasting everyone else's time was the point of that posting <evil
cackle>.

Actually, finding these suckers requires a blend of knowledge, tool
smithing, intuition and downright guesswork that's actually quite
entertaining (in a screamingly geeky fashion, of course).

Cheers,
mwh

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